Health and Medicine in Egyptian Arabic

Health and Medicine in Egyptian Arabic

healthȿíɧɧaصِحّة
healthy, in good healthbi-ȿíɧɧa kwayyísaبِصِحّة كْوَيِّسة
healthy, in good healthsalīm (sulām)سليم (سُلام)
healthy, in good healthbi-3áfyaبِعافْيَة
sickness, illness, diseasemáraɖ (amrāɖ)مرض (أمْراض)
sick, ill3ayyānعيّان
sick, illmarīɖ (márɖa)مريض (مرْضى)
sick, illta3bānتعْبان
to be in poor healthȿiɧɧítu ta3bānaصِحِّتُه تعْبانة
to be handicappedmu3āqمُعاق
wheelchairkúrsi mutaɧárrikكُرْسي مُتحرِّك
doctorduktūr (dakátra)دُكْتور (دكاتْرة)
doctorʈabīb (aʈíbba)طبيب (أطِبّة)
I don’t feel well. I think I need to go see a doctor.ʔána ta3bān. ʔa3táqid lāzim ʔarūɧ li-duktūr.أنا تعْبان. أعْتقِد لازِم أروح لِدُكْتور.
specialistʔaxiȿȿāʔiأخِصّائي
cardiologistʔaxiȿȿāʔi li-lʔálbأخِصّائي لِلقلْب
eye doctor, ophthalmologistduktūr 3iyūnدُكْتور عِيون
to make an appointment withʔáxad [i3] mi3ād minأخد ميعاد مِن
hospitalmustášfa (mustašfayāt)مُسْتشْفى (مُسْتشْفَيات)
doctor’s office, clinic3iyādaعِيادة
nursemumárriɖمُمرِّض
patientmarīɖ (márɖa)مريض (مرْضى)
to get a (medical) check-up3ámal [1s2] it[check-up]عمل التّشيْك أپ
to diagnosešáxxaȿ [2s2]شخّص
diagnosistašxīȿتشْخيص
to examinefáɧaȿ [1s1]فحص
to examinekášaf [1s2] 3álaكشف على
examinationfaɧs (fuɧūȿ)فحْص (فُحوص)
The doctor examined him and diagnosed him with nasal congestion.idduktūr kášaf 3alē wi šáxxaȿu ʔínnu 3ándu zukām.الدُّكْتور كشف عليْه و شخّصُه إنُّه عنْدُه زُكام.
problemmuškíla (mašākil, muškilāt)مُشْكِلة (مشاكِل، مُشْكِلات)
What’s wrong?ʔē ilmuškíla?أيْه المُشْكِلة؟
I’m sick.ʔána 3ayyān.أنا عيّان.
painwága3 (awgā3)وَجع (أَوْجاع)
My __ hurts.-i/-ya byiwgá3ni/btiwgá3ni__ـي بْيِوْجعْني/بْتِوْجعْني.
My shoulder has been hurting for ages.kítfi byiwgá3ni min zamān.كِتْفي بْيِوْجعْني مِن زمان.
It hurts here.ilɧítta di btiwgá3ni.الحِتّة دي بْتِوْجعْني.
to have a backache3ándu wága3 fi ɖáhruعنْدُه وَجع في ضهْرُه
to have a headache3ándu ȿudā3عنْدُه صُداع
I have a really bad headache.3ándi ȿudā3 gāmid ʔáwi.عنْدي صُداع جامِد أَوي.
migraineȿudā3 níȿfiصُداع نِصْفي
dizzinessdōxaدوْخة
dizzydāyixدايِخ
to faintɣúmi 3alēغُمي عليْه
to have a coldwāxid bardواخِد برْد
to be congested, have nasal congestion3ándu zukāmعنْدُه زُكام
to have the flu3ándu ʔinfilwínzaعنْدُه إنْفِلْوِنْزا
to have a fever3ándu ɧúmmaعنْدُه حُمّى
to have a stomachache3ándu wága3 fi báʈnuعنْدُه وَجع في بطْنُه
to have a sore throatzūru multáhibزورُه مُلْتهِب
to coughkaɧɧ [1g2]كحّ
to have a cough3ándu kúɧɧaعنْدُه كُحّة
to vomit, throw uprágga3 [2s2]رجّع
to experience nausea, be nauseous3āyiz yirágga3عايِز يِرجّع
to have a rash3ándu ʈafɧə gíldiعنْدُه طفْح جِلْدي
to have diarrhea3ándu ʔishālعنْدُه إسْهال
to be constipated3ándu ʔimsākعنْدُه إمْساك
to have indigestion3ándu 3usrə haɖmعنْدُه عُسْر هضْم
diabetesissúkkarالسُّكّر
to be diabetic3ándu -ssúkkarعنْدُه السُّكّر
to have asthma3ándu rabwعنْدُه ربْو
to have high blood pressure3ándu ɖaɣʈعنْدُه ضغْط
AIDS, HIV[AIDS]أيْدْز
cancersaraʈānسرطان
to get injuredit3áwwar [5s2]اِتْعوّر
to have a bruise3ándu kádmaعنْدُه كدْمة
wound, cutgarɧ (gurūɧ)جرْح (جُروح)
to get stitchesitxáyyaʈ [5s2]اِتْخيّط
stitchɣúrza (ɣúraz)غُرْزة (غُرز)
burnɧarʔ (ɧurūʔ)حرْق (حُروق)
to get burned3ándu ɧarʔعنْدُه حرْق
bandage, Band-Aidbilāstirبِلاسْتِر
to have a sprained ankleríglu magzū3aرِجْلُه مجْزوعة
to break a bonekásar [1s1] 3áɖmaكسر عضْمة
a broken bone3áɖma maksūraعضْمة مكْسورة
cast; splint (UK: plaster)gabīra (gabāyir)جبيرة (جبايِر)
He broke his arm and has to wear a cast now.kásar dirā3u w lāzim yirákkib gabīra dilwáʔti.كسر دِراعُه و لازِم يِركِّب جبيرة دِلْوَقْتي.
x-rayȿūra b-ʔaší33it ʔiksصورة بِاشِعِّةْ إكْس
to x-ray3ámal [1s2] ʔaší33it iksعمل أشِعِّةْ إكْس
medicinedáwa (adwíya)دَوا (أدْوِيَة)
prescriptionrušíttaروشِتّة
to prescribewáȿaf [1s2]وَصف
aspirinʔaspirīnأسْپيرين
pillɧabbāyaحبّايَة
antibioticsmuɖādāt ɧayawíyyaمُضادات حَيَوية
injection, shotɧúʔna (ɧúʔan)حُقْنة (حُقن)
to get a shotʔáxad [i3] ɧúʔnaأخد حُقْنة
to draw bloodsáɧab [1s1] 3iyānit dammسحب عِيانِةْ دمّ
to run a blood test3ámal [1s2] faɧȿə dammعمل فحْص دمّ
to cure, healšáfa [1d2]شفى
recovery, healingšífaشِفا
to treat3ālig [3s]عالِج
treatment3ilāgعِلاج
infection3ádwaعدْوى
contagiousmú3diمُعْدي
Are you contagious?ʔínta máraɖak mú3di?إنْتَ مرضك مُعْدي؟
surgeongarrāɧجرّاح
surgerygirāɧaجِراحة
to perform surgery on, operate on3ámal [1s2] girāɧa li-عمل جِراحة لِـ
to perform surgery on, operate on3ámal [1s2] 3amalíyya li-عمل عملية لِـ
to undergo surgery, have an operation3ámal [1s2] girāɧaعمل جِراحة
to undergo surgery, have an operation3ámal [1s2] 3amalíyyaعمل عملية
to have an abortion3ámal [1s2] ʔighādعمل إجْهاض
plastic surgeongarrāɧ tagmīlجرّاح تجْميل
plastic surgerygirāɧit tagmīlجِراحِةْ تجْميل
pregnancyɧamlحمْل
to get pregnant byɧámal [1s2] minحمل مِن
pregnantɧāmil [f.] (ɧawāmil)حامِل (حَوامِل)
to give birthwílid [1s5]وِلِد
When are you due?hatiwlídi ʔímta?هتِوْلِدي إمْتى؟
I’m due in early December.háwlid f- ʔáwwil disímbir.هَوْلِد في أوِّل ديسِمْبِر.
How far along is she?híyya fi -ššahr ilkām?هِيَّ في الشّهْر الكام؟
She’s six months pregnant.híyya fi -ššahr issādis.هُوَّ في الشّهْر السّادِس.
to use birth controlistáxdim ɧubūb man3 ilɧámlاِسْتخْدِم حُبوب منْع الحمْل
condomkásbirكاسْبِر
condomwāʔi zákariواقي ذكري
condomkúndumكونْدوم
dentistduktūr sinānدُكْتور سِنان
to have a cavity3ándu tasáwwusعنْدُه تسَوُّس
to have a toothachesinānu btiwgá3uسِنانُه بْتِوْجعُه
to have a chipped tooth3ándu sínna maksūraعنْدُه سِنّة مكْسورة
to get a fillingɧáša [1d2] sínnaحشى سِنّة
to get a tooth pulledxála3 [1s1] sínnaخلع سِنّة
to get a cleaning3ámal [1s2] tanɖīfعمل تنْضيف
I’m going to the dentist’s to get a check-up and a cleaning.ʔána rāyiɧ li-duktūr issinān 3ašān ʔá3mil kíšfa 3ála sināni wi ʔá3mal tanɖīf.أنا رايِح لِدُكْتور السِّنان عشان أعْمِل كِشْفة على سِناني و أعْمِل تنْضيف.
to get one’s teeth whitenedbáyyaɖ [2s2] sinānuبيّض سِنانُه

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